And so he goes
The call came through around 4pm yesterday while my husband was at church with Quinlan and I was attempting to cook our special "surf and turf" Christmas Eve dinner while keeping the little ones from touching the presents.
Someone "sicked out," and even though my husband had put in qualifiers - basically letting them know that he'd take a trip but would prefer a late show time on Christmas Day - he'd be leaving for a 4-day domestic trip at 7am on Christmas morning.
Fuckers!
I didn't even bother with an "I told you so," considering how bad he felt, though I do admit hoping the pilot who dropped the trip got a really nasty cold.
You funny people on facebook weren't as nice. I suppose STD is more like it, Julie.
So much to our surprise, Santa stopped at our house first, and while it seemed a little anti-climatic for me, the kids were completely thrilled.
And really in the end, that's all that matters.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
That's rough!! Glad they had a great Christmas anyway ;o)
Posted by: Zoeyspeak | December 29, 2009 at 05:41 AM
That totally sucks.
I hope you and your family had a merry Christmas anyway!
Posted by: caramama | December 28, 2009 at 03:17 PM
i feel so bad
Posted by: dana | December 28, 2009 at 01:31 AM
I'm so sorry!
Posted by: Winsome Lily | December 26, 2009 at 09:55 AM
That sucks. I'm sorry.
Posted by: Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah | December 26, 2009 at 09:26 AM
I'm sorry he's away for Christmas (but glad Santa made it early for you - yay!)
Good luck with the in-laws - three days with them without him - praying for your sanity!
Posted by: Michelle | December 26, 2009 at 02:58 AM
Merry Christmas Kristen!! Glad that it all worked out in the end and the kids had a good time. Hope the assembly is going ok today...
Posted by: Karen Chatters | December 25, 2009 at 01:33 PM
Oh, I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I'm so sorry but so glad the kids were none the wiser.
Steph
Posted by: Adventures In Babywearing | December 25, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Bah. If I were your husband, I might have called in "sick," too. I hope there's some serious karmic payback for this.
Posted by: julie | December 25, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Funny how Santa knew to start with your house. Merry Christmas!
Posted by: carosgram | December 25, 2009 at 08:45 AM
Too bad it happened like that, you anticipated it. There's a lot to being the mother in the house, but you somehow handle it all.
Have a good rest of the year and a great 2010!
Secretia
Posted by: Secretia | December 25, 2009 at 08:28 AM